Shashemene Poly Technique COLLAGE
Learning Guide Perform housekeeping procedures
This learning guide is developed to provide you the necessary information regarding the
following content coverage and topics
Sort and remove unnecessary items
Maintain work area, tools and equipment
Follow standardized work process and procedures
Perform work spontaneously
This guide will also assist you to attain the learning outcome stated in the cover page.
Specifically, upon completion of this learning guide, you will be able to:-
Sort Reusable, recyclable materials in accordance with company/office procedures
Remove and dispose Unnecessary items are of in accordance with company or office procedures
Arrange Items in accordance with company/office housekeeping procedures
Arrange Work area according to job requirements
Priotize Activities are prioritized based on instructions.
Provide Items with clear and visible identification marks based on procedure
Keep Safety equipment and evacuation passages clear and accessible based on instructions
Maintain Cleanliness and orderliness of work area in accordance with company/office procedures
Clean Tools and equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions/manual
Perform Minor repairs on tools and equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s
instruction/manual
Report Defective tools and equipment to immediate supervisor
Maintain Materials for common use in designated area based on procedures
Perform Work according to standard work procedures
Report Abnormal incidents to immediate supervisor
Perform Work as per instruction
Follow and compile with Company and office decorum
Perform Work in accordance with occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements
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BY: Gizaw Tadesse
Shashemene Poly Technique COLLAGE
Information sheet 1 WHAT IS BASIC HOUSE KEEPING
WHAT IS BASIC HOUSE KEEPING
Performance or management of household tasks.
Management and maintenance of the property and equipment of an institution or
organization.
Routine tasks and procedures carried out in the functioning of an operation or system.
BENEFITS OF GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Eliminates accidents and fire hazards.
Maintains safe, healthy work conditions.
Saves time, money, materials, space and effort.
Improves productivity and quality.
Boosts morale.
Reflects a well – run organization.
COSTS OF POOR HOUSEKEEPING
Slips, trips and falls.
Fires.
Chemicals and machine accidents.
Injuries from electrical problems.
Collisions and falling objects.
Health problems.
Good Housekeeping Responsibilities
Make time for housekeeping.
Evaluate your workspace.
Remove hazards before starting work.
Turn equipments off after using it.
Clean up as you go.
Never ignore a safety hazard.
DAILY HOUSEKEEPING CHECKLIST
Floors
Aisles
Workstation
Equipment
Storage
Waste disposal
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Shashemene Poly Technique COLLAGE
Information sheet 2 5 S – Good Housekeeping
HISTORY of 5S
1980s JAPAN - 5S been practiced as a common sense activity for many years
1986 - First publication on 5S ‘kicking off’ more organized 5S
1987 Singapore - First project in a model company Outstanding results
Spread quickly to other Asian countries
Today - Lot of publications and videos
5 S – Good Housekeeping
5s is a Japanese word meaning Housekeeping.
5s is a basic technique to enhance the work appearance and give a pleasant work
environment.
5s is a methodology for organizing, cleaning, developing, and sustaining a productive
work environment.
The 5S’s Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke
5S is a powerful approach to improve the workplace through organization, proper arrangement
and cleanliness. The term represents five Japanese words - Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu,
Shitsuke
English Translation of the 5S,s
1. Sort (Seiri) Clearing the work area
2. Set in Order/ Simplify (Seiton) Designating locations
3. Shine/ Sweep (Seiso) Cleaniness & workplace appearance
4. Standardize (Seiketsu) Everyone doing things the same way
5. Sustain/ Self Discipline (Shitsuke) Ingraining the 5S’s into the culture
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BY: Gizaw Tadesse
Shashemene Poly Technique COLLAGE
The 1st S – “Sort” (Seiri)
What do you understand by this????
Sort (Seiri)
Only keep what is needed in the work area
o This applies to ALL work places
Use the “48-Hour Rule”
“But We Might Need that Someday”
How many times have you heard the expression “But We Might Need that Someday”
How many times is that object used again? In most companies, the answer is seldom or
never
Principal for Sorting
Not needed at all.
Needed but not now.
Needed but not here.
Needed but not so much quantity.
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This ball mill was used last used in 1985. It was removed from service in 1988 and palletized.
The pallet has been sitting in the main work ever since.
The 5S’s do not apply just to manufacturing. 5S’s in the office generate the same type of
benefits.
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Shashemene Poly Technique COLLAGE
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Steps to Clearing the Work Area
Main steps used to identify what is and is not needed in a work area and to clear the work area of
unnecessary items
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Highlights of 1st S – Sort
1. Define what is needed in the work area
2. Identify what is not needed: use the 48-hour rule
3. Disposition what is not needed and move it outside the work area
4. Sorting and clearing the area applies to all work areas
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Shashemene Poly Technique COLLAGE
2. The 2nd S – Set-in-Order (or Simplify) Seiton
A place for everything & everything in place
o Orderliness; attention to detail
Create a master plan for each work area:
o Designate a specific place for everything to work
o If its movable, make it portable
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